FDA bans brominated vegetable oil in food because of concerns about chemical’s health harms
Due to the chemical's health hazards such as harmful effects on the nervous system, the agency said the food additive is no longer safe for food use.
The 2024 election could be Big Pharma’s reckoning
It’s clear at this point that the 2024 election could very well hinge on which party can capture the populist mantle on Big Pharma.
The key to feeding the world? It’s healthy soil
Conventional farming practices that degrade soil health undermine humanity’s ability to continue feeding everyone over the long run.
Disabled activist explains why he confronted Sen. Jeff Flake on airplane
“Republican politicians need to hear those voices. They need to take the blinders off and recognize what this bill will really do to people like me.”
WHO Announces Processed Meat Causes Cancer
According to the World Health Organization, it now classifies processed meats as a major cause of cancer, alongside cigarettes. Will this newest development encourage Americans to cutback on their meat intake?
Activists Weigh Path Forward after Congress Thwarts GMO Food Labels
Despite the defeat in Congress, the pro-labeling campaign had had a huge impact - and the campaign’s effort to educate the public is paying off.
Progressive Briefing for Monday, July 9, 2018
Trump freezes Obamacare payment program, Starbucks says goodbye to plastic straws, Colorado schools are arming teachers with no state oversight, and more.
Pandemic may have left over 250 million people with acute food shortages in 2020
As Black and Latinx families experience disproportionate food insecurity, experts warn of famine in dozens of countries.
Here’s the first state to freeze enrollment to Children’s Health Insurance Program
In six states – Alabama, Colorado, Connecticut, Texas, Utah and Virginia – officials have said they will end the state programs completely if Congress doesn't approve funding.
Oxfam reveals how rich nations are helping for-profit health industry exploit poor patients
Development finance institutions run by wealthy countries have fueled "a free-for-all of private greed over public good," the humanitarian group shows in a new report.